Tag: student protest
Reflections on student activism
The commitment of this generation of student activists will reverberate through the progressive movement for years to come.
Student demands for divestment are not new
There is a long history of students organizing for divestment from states and institutions complicit in criminal acts, apartheid, and genocide. Today’s campus protests against Israel are building on that movement.
White supremacist Richard Spencer rejected by hundreds of protesters at Michigan...
Demonstrators formed a large line across the parking lot to confront white supremacists, fascists, and those sympathetic to their cause.
Texas school district threatens suspension for student protests; universities respond, ‘peaceful...
Individual admissions officials took to Twitter to let students know that joining such demonstrations wouldn't "affect their college acceptance decisions."
What student protests tell us about America under Trump
They’re telling us it’s time for bold stands, not wait-and-see equivocations in the face of rising hatred and discrimination in the nation.
The Battle for the Soul of American Higher Education
Student Protest, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Rise of the Corporate University
University of Oklahoma Students Mobilize Against Racism as Two Fraternity Members...
"It is wrong to use words to hurt, threaten and exclude." Two students who allegedly led a song that included a racial slur at the University of Oklahoma were recently expelled for their hostility. It's since spurred a mobilization of students standing up to racism.
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Trump slaps 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods
The duties will hit Canadian cars, dairy products, alcohol and consumer goods, raising the threat of higher prices and further damage to the United States’ largest trading relationship.
Civil rights groups sue HHS over records tied to $10 billion childcare funding freeze
Advocates say the Trump administration must disclose how disputed fraud allegations involving Somali childcare providers became the basis for sweeping restrictions on federal aid.
Justice Department drops multiple corporate crime investigations
A reported decision to abandon several major corporate crime cases has raised concerns that the federal government is easing pressure on corporate misconduct.
What blind Lord of Misrule keeps showing he can’t avoid wrack and ruin, leans hard on dumb Big Lies, and expects different outcomes?
“Trump’s self-love, not Iran, is global enemy No 1. He’s a one-man weapon of mass destruction.”
Immigration detention center in Florida Everglades shuts down ahead of hurricane season
The facility shutdown is considered a victory by many civil rights and environmental organizations due to the possible environmental impact it had on the Everglades wetland.